Schools Ranked by Institution Financial Aid Rate Page 5

Financial aid is a top priority for most prospective college students. The higher the percentage of students who receive financial aid directly from the school, the more desirable the college should be to attend. This data refers to the percentage of undergraduate students receiving financial aid for the 2013 academic year directly from the institution they attend. The financial aid figures are provided by the IPEDS database from the U.S. Department of Education.

IPEDS did not have financial aid figures for all of the colleges on our list. We did not, however, want to penalize those colleges without data. To that end, we simply excluded those schools from the rankings in this category.

Rank School Student to
Faculty Ratio		 Graduation
Rate		 Retention
Rate		 Acceptance
Rate		 Enrollment
Rate		 Institutional
Aid Rate		 Default
Rate
401

Brigham Young University-Idaho

 25 to 1 61% 68% 100% 47% 60% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
402

Cox College

 9 to 1 99% 100% 59% 22% 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
403

University of Missouri-Columbia

 20 to 1 69% 87% 78% 28% 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
404

Clarkson College

 13 to 1 71% 71% 52% 39% 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
405

Rivier University

 18 to 1 43% 77% 57% 11% 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
406

CUNY Brooklyn College

 15 to 1 54% 82% 37% 7% 60% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
407

SUNY at Albany

 18 to 1 68% 82% 56% 12% 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
408

University of Oregon

 19 to 1 71% 88% 74% 19% 60% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
409

Bryan College-Dayton

 14 to 1 57% 65% 46% 24% 60% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
410

San Diego State University

 28 to 1 68% 89% 34% 9% 59% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
411

Indiana University-Bloomington

 17 to 1 77% 89% 78% 23% 59% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
412

Maine College of Health Professions

 5 to 1 100% 100% 25% 25% 59% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
413

Notre Dame of Maryland University

 12 to 1 54% 79% 52% 11% 59% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
414

University of Northwestern-St Paul

 18 to 1 66% 82% 87% 33% 59% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
415

SUNY at Purchase College

 15 to 1 58% 81% 41% 10% 59% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
416

Minot State University

 12 to 1 43% 75% 57% 41% 59% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
417

Ashland University

 14 to 1 58% 75% 77% 19% 59% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
418

Immaculata University

 9 to 1 70% 83% 79% 12% 59% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
419

Shenandoah University

 10 to 1 55% 77% 82% 22% 59% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
420

University of Alabama at Birmingham

 18 to 1 55% 79% 60% 21% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
421

University of Arkansas

 19 to 1 62% 82% 60% 24% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
422

Bethesda University

 10 to 1 77% 68% N/A N/A 58% 2% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
423

University of Iowa

 15 to 1 72% 85% 81% 20% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
424

Brandeis University

 10 to 1 86% 92% 34% 8% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
425

Emerson College

 13 to 1 80% 100% 49% 11% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
426

University of New Hampshire-Main Campus

 19 to 1 79% 85% 79% 17% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
427

Gardner-Webb University

 13 to 1 52% 73% 53% 12% 58% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
428

University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

 18 to 1 62% 88% 86% 29% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
429

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

 22 to 1 68% 83% 68% 26% 58% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
430

South Dakota State University

 17 to 1 54% 76% 92% 44% 58% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
431

The University of Alabama

 24 to 1 67% 86% 54% 20% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
432

Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion

 15 to 1 60% 82% 95% 45% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
433

Kansas State University

 19 to 1 62% 83% 95% 39% 57% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
434

North Central Kansas Technical College

 10 to 1 79% 78% N/A N/A 57% 14% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
435

Framingham State University

 15 to 1 56% 74% 71% 18% 57% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
436

New York University

 10 to 1 84% 93% 32% 10% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
437

Stony Brook University

 17 to 1 68% 90% 41% 8% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
438

Texas A & M University-College Station

 20 to 1 79% 90% 67% 31% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
439

Chamberlain College of Nursing-Illinois

 22 to 1 89% 93% 68% 64% 57% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
440

Saint Joseph's College of Maine

 12 to 1 58% 86% 78% 20% 56% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
441

Frostburg State University

 16 to 1 51% 76% 63% 24% 56% 10% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
442

Salisbury University

 16 to 1 67% 82% 61% 14% 56% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
443

Westfield State University

 17 to 1 63% 79% 80% 25% 56% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
444

Bryan College of Health Sciences

 9 to 1 79% 86% 86% 67% 56% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
445

Stockton University

 17 to 1 73% 87% 64% 21% 56% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
446

CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

 17 to 1 70% 91% 32% 7% 56% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
447

CUNY Hunter College

 11 to 1 54% 83% 39% 8% 56% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
448

North Dakota State University-Main Campus

 18 to 1 54% 78% 94% 48% 56% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
449

Valley City State University

 11 to 1 41% 71% 86% 52% 56% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
450

University of Western States

 16 to 1 88% N/A N/A N/A 56% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
451

Utah State University

 22 to 1 49% 71% 97% 29% 56% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
452

Central Washington University

 20 to 1 52% 79% 82% 34% 56% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
453

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

 22 to 1 76% 93% 31% 11% 55% 3% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
454

California Institute of the Arts

 7 to 1 56% 87% 25% 9% 55% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
455

Hobe Sound Bible College

 12 to 1 56% 75% N/A N/A 55% 11% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
456

University of Northern Iowa

 17 to 1 68% 80% 80% 36% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
457

University of Massachusetts-Lowell

 17 to 1 56% 86% 57% 15% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
458

Massachusetts College of Art and Design

 9 to 1 72% 92% 71% 23% 55% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
459

Cornell University

 9 to 1 93% 97% 15% 8% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
460

University at Buffalo

 13 to 1 74% 88% 60% 15% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
461

SUNY College at Geneseo

 20 to 1 82% 89% 73% 15% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
462

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

 17 to 1 56% 77% 59% 26% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
463

Old Dominion University

 19 to 1 53% 82% 83% 31% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
464

Virginia Commonwealth University

 17 to 1 62% 86% 79% 27% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
465

University of Florida-Online

 35 to 1 N/A 88% 56% 51% 55% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
466

Colorado Christian University

 15 to 1 47% 79% N/A N/A 54% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
467

Regis University

 14 to 1 73% 79% 66% 10% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
468

Emory University

 8 to 1 89% 94% 24% 7% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
469

Winona State University

 20 to 1 58% 81% 62% 24% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
470

Saint Louis University

 11 to 1 71% 90% 63% 12% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
471

SUNY Maritime College

 17 to 1 56% 87% 68% 25% 54% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
472

Elon University

 12 to 1 83% 90% 57% 15% 54% 2% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
473

North Carolina State University at Raleigh

 15 to 1 75% 93% 50% 20% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
474

Oregon State University

 18 to 1 64% 85% 78% 26% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
475

Carnegie Mellon University

 10 to 1 88% 98% 24% 8% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
476

University of Pennsylvania

 6 to 1 95% 98% 10% 7% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
477

University of South Dakota

 17 to 1 52% 77% 74% 31% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
478

The University of Texas at Arlington

 25 to 1 46% 71% 66% 26% 54% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
479

Auburn University

 19 to 1 73% 90% 78% 25% 53% 6% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
480

Berklee College of Music

 11 to 1 56% 87% 29% 12% 53% 12% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
481

Alexandria Technical & Community College

 24 to 1 64% 71% N/A N/A 53% 12% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
482

CUNY Queens College

 14 to 1 58% 85% 40% 8% 53% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
483

State University of New York at New Paltz

 15 to 1 73% 89% 42% 7% 53% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
484

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

 14 to 1 90% 97% 31% 13% 53% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
485

University of North Carolina Wilmington

 17 to 1 71% 85% 61% 18% 53% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
486

Ohio University-Main Campus

 18 to 1 67% 79% 74% 21% 53% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
487

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

 15 to 1 82% 92% 54% 13% 53% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
488

Sessions College for Professional Design

 15 to 1 60% 90% N/A N/A 53% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
489

Yale University

 6 to 1 97% 99% 7% 5% 52% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
490

University of Maryland-College Park

 17 to 1 86% 95% 45% 14% 52% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
491

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

 16 to 1 72% 93% 74% 47% 52% 5% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
492

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

 21 to 1 67% 83% 76% 48% 52% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
493

Southern New Hampshire University

 30 to 1 58% 61% 92% 21% 52% 8% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
494

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

 19 to 1 53% 83% 63% 21% 52% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
495

Texas Tech University

 22 to 1 60% 83% 63% 22% 52% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
496

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

 14 to 1 83% 94% 73% 28% 52% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
497

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

 19 to 1 85% 93% 66% 22% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
498

Johns Hopkins University

 10 to 1 94% 97% 14% 5% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
499

University of Maryland-Baltimore County

 19 to 1 63% 86% 59% 15% 51% N/A N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A
500

Lawrence Technological University

 12 to 1 56% 81% 55% 16% 51% 7% N/A N/A
,
N/AN/A

Methodology

For each college, we gathered data for nine different metrics: the number of full-time faculty per part-time faculty member; institutional financial aid, acceptance, retention, graduation, job placement, and default rates; years accredited; and undergraduate tuition. Learn more